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Sunrise Mountain Elementary

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Sunrise Mountain Elementary ranks 2426 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2426^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Sunrise Mountain Elementary is a PK-5 school in the El Paso Independent School District (Isd) serving 397 students in a high-poverty area, where over 93% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. This school has achieved a remarkable turnaround, climbing from the 15th percentile statewide in 2021 to the 48th percentile in 2026, making it a standout success story in a neighborhood where many nearby schools face significant challenges.

The school's most impressive strength is its Spanish-language program, which consistently outperforms both the district and state by wide margins. For example, in 5th Grade Reading (Spanish), 80% of students were proficient—more than double the district average—and in 5th Grade Math (Spanish), the school achieved a perfect 100% proficiency rate in 2024. While other nearby schools like Whitaker Elementary and Travis Elementary also offer Spanish assessments, none match Sunrise Mountain's consistent, high-level performance across multiple grades and subjects. The school is also exceptionally effective at supporting students from low-income backgrounds, with this subgroup ranking in the 67th percentile statewide—a stark contrast to nearby schools like H R Moye Elementary and Stanton Elementary, which serve similar populations but rank much lower overall.

However, the school's success is not uniform. While its Spanish-language program thrives, performance on standard English STAAR tests is more mixed, particularly in Math and Science. For instance, 5th Grade Science scores in English have been very low, which could be a hurdle for students transitioning to middle school. The school invests heavily in small class sizes (a 12:1 student-to-teacher ratio) and targeted support, which likely drives its success with high-needs students. While this raises questions about efficiency compared to schools like Bliss Elementary, which achieves a higher ranking with similar spending, Sunrise Mountain's steady upward trend and proven ability to lift students in a challenging neighborhood make it a bright spot worth watching.

397

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,976

Per pupil spending ?

93.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7710 Pandora St
El Paso, TX 79904-3899

(915) 587-3560

District: El Paso Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Sunrise Mountain Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Magoffin Middle
High:	Irvin High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.5%

White:

1.8%

African American:

1.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 17th percentile in 2016 → 48th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 31 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (45% vs 50% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg49%

Texas avg50%

2,426^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 31 pts since 2016

From bottom 17% (2016) to bottom 48% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd of 43Elementary Schools in the El Paso Independent School District (Isd)

531^st of 951El Paso Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.3	2426 of 4627	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.8	2096 of 4651	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.8	2740 of 4710	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.7	3106 of 4647	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.5	3396 of 4581	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	3888 of 4578	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.1	2496 of 4479	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.5	3161 of 4359	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.0	3212 of 4329	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.8	3560 of 4286	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.6	3864 of 4320	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	26.1	3574 of 4260	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.4	3236 of 4221	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.3	3305 of 4206	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	46.2	2636 of 4095	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	36.5	2990 of 3937	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.1	3312 of 3884	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	9.9	3655 of 3768	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	10.4	3607 of 3724	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	3.7	3455 of 3476	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	19.8	3176 of 3475	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	30.6	2846 of 3465	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	45.3	2431 of 4461	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.0	3120 of 4331	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.4	2081 of 4295	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	26.2	3608 of 4240	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	42.5	2055 of 3668	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.7	2326 of 3556	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.8	2333 of 3487	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.9	2671 of 3446	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.2	2442 of 3333	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	2882 of 3226	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.0	2835 of 4575	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.8	1517 of 3744	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.1	2743 of 4658	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.3	2890 of 4588	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	2696 of 4561	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.2	4144 of 4499	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.7	2826 of 4348	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.5	3225 of 4306	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	49.4	2028 of 3075	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	58.3	1356 of 2619	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.6	2594 of 2958	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	2713 of 3006	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	60.8	1454 of 3184	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.7	2265 of 3106	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	52.4	1914 of 4413	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.1	2196 of 4465	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.3	2804 of 4401	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.3	3011 of 4376	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.5	3541 of 4329	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.0	2190 of 4188	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.2	2839 of 4168	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	59.2	1487 of 4520	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.2	1985 of 4594	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.1	2465 of 4521	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.3	2942 of 4477	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.1	3452 of 4451	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.8	1647 of 4309	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.7	2320 of 4264	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	53.3	1900 of 4582	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.9	1633 of 3739	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.5	2666 of 4647	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.7	3147 of 4585	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.2	3686 of 4563	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.8	3468 of 4498	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.1	2125 of 4357	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.0	3116 of 4319	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.6	3124 of 4301	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.1	2988 of 4292	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.1	3403 of 4086	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	3491 of 3952	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.4	1857 of 3799	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.1	3239 of 3684	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.5	2273 of 3558	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)67th percentile+20 vs school

Male (2026)59th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)57th percentile+9 vs school

At Risk (2022)46th percentile+20 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)44th percentile~ school

Female (2026)38th percentile-10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)34th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2026)27th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading54%~ state avg

Mathematics38%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Sunrise Mountain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7710 Pandora St	El Paso	79904	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 587-3560	397	32	12.4	93.2%	7 (1.8%)	5 (1.3%)	383 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	44.3	2426^th of 4627 public elementary schools	47.6%		50.8	2096^th of 4651 public elementary schools	54.9%	330	22.2	33.3	42.9	44.4	50.0	28.6	42.2	60.8	58.5	31.1	32.7	51.2	$11,976
Logan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3200 Ellerthorpe Ave	El Paso	79904	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 231-2720	606	38	15.7	79.0%	109 (18.0%)	67 (11.1%)	366 (60.4%)	5 (0.8%)	7 (1.2%)	7 (1.2%)	45 (7.4%)	12.2	4413^th of 4627 public elementary schools	4.6%		21.9	3923^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	15.7%	490	0.0			0.0			37.7	32.8	34.1	13.2	19.7	25.0	$11,292
H R Moye Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4825 Alps	El Paso	79904	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 230-5300	286	25	11.3	96.5%	8 (2.8%)	6 (2.1%)	268 (93.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	30.9	3378^th of 4627 public elementary schools	27.0%		15.7	4250^th of 4651 public elementary schools	8.6%	872	13.3	42.9	0.0	0.0	16.7	0.0	44.8	24.1	57.6	34.5	23.3	42.4	$15,247
Stanton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5414 Hondo Pass Dr	El Paso	79924	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 587-3520	366	28	13.1	92.1%	7 (1.9%)	11 (3.0%)	331 (90.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	11 (3.0%)	30.1	3417^th of 4627 public elementary schools	26.2%		22.5	3882^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	16.5%	465							33.3	48.7	57.1	31.6	25.6	39.3	$13,105
Colin L Powell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4750 Ellerthorpe	El Paso	79904	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 230-5375	576	38	15.3	78.8%	161 (28.0%)	71 (12.3%)	267 (46.4%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.7%)	45 (7.8%)	49.8	2130^th of 4627 public elementary schools	54.0%		41.6	2665^th of 4651 public elementary schools	42.7%	535							51.7	47.5	56.0	42.1	51.9	42.0	$9,878
Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3601 Edgar Park Ave	El Paso	79904	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 587-3540	368	30	12.2	81.8%	21 (5.7%)	13 (3.5%)	320 (87.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	9 (2.4%)	34	3150^th of 4627 public elementary schools	31.9%		37.2	2973^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	36.1%	177							38.8	49.1	55.3	28.6	45.5	26.5	$12,545
Whitaker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4700 Rutherford Dr	El Paso	79924	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-6275	386	29	13.1	83.2%	15 (3.9%)	15 (3.9%)	338 (87.6%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	22.9	3879^th of 4627 public elementary schools	16.2%		41.9	2647^th of 4651 public elementary schools	43.1%	1232	42.9	37.5	57.1	0.0	25.0	57.1	33.3	54.8	45.8	10.4	19.1	35.4	$11,228
Bliss Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4401 Sheridan Rd	El Paso	79906	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-5150	459	35	13.0	67.8%	127 (27.7%)	83 (18.1%)	180 (39.2%)	11 (2.4%)	3 (0.7%)	12 (2.6%)	43 (9.4%)	64.9	1355^th of 4627 public elementary schools	70.7%		50.7	2105^th of 4651 public elementary schools	54.7%	750							50.0	64.9	72.5	44.3	57.9	50.0	$10,039
Travis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5000 N Stevens St	El Paso	79930	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 231-2740	200	17	11.9	92.0%	10 (5.0%)	2 (1.0%)	185 (92.5%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40.8	2676^th of 4627 public elementary schools	42.2%		19.5	4055^th of 4651 public elementary schools	12.8%	1379	40.0	61.5	62.5	10.0	61.5	62.5	41.7	46.7	40.0	41.7	53.3	48.0	$15,373
Milam Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5000 Luke St	El Paso	79908	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 587-2520	941	52	18.0	57.7%	333 (35.4%)	156 (16.6%)	313 (33.3%)	24 (2.6%)	3 (0.3%)	18 (1.9%)	94 (10.0%)	62.4	1494^th of 4627 public elementary schools	67.7%		63.3	1421^st of 4651 public elementary schools	69.4%	73							53.1	54.5	74.7	40.2	48.0	63.6	$7,602

Frequently Asked Questions about Sunrise Mountain Elementary

How many students attend Sunrise Mountain Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 397 students attended Sunrise Mountain Elementary.

Is Sunrise Mountain Elementary a good school?

Sunrise Mountain Elementary ranks 2426^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Sunrise Mountain Elementary?

Students at Sunrise Mountain Elementary are 96% Hispanic, 2% White, 1% African American.

What district is Sunrise Mountain Elementary in?

El Paso Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Sunrise Mountain Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sunrise Mountain Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Magoffin Middle
High : Irvin High School

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